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Review of Submarine Escape Action Levels for Selected Chemicals (2002)
by
Subcommittee on Submarine Escape Action Levels
Committee on Toxicology
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology
Division on Earth and Life Studies
National Research Council
&
NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
WASHINGTON, D.C.

The United States Navy seeks to protect crew members in disabled submarines from toxic effects caused by exposure to high concentrations of 8 gases: ammonia, carbon monoxide, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen sulfide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and chlorine. The toxic effects resulting from exposure to the gases could impede crew members' ability to escape after a serious accident. On-board fires would be anticipated as the principal sources of the first 7 gases; chlorine gas could be generated by the contact of seawater with a submarine's batteries...

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Paperback: 310 pages 
Publisher: National Academies Press; 1st edition (January 15, 2002) 
Language: English 
Format: PDF

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